Dell SC8000 - Connect IPC for Dual-Controller Storage Centers

Connect IPC for Dual-Controller Storage Centers
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Connect the Controllers with Ethernet
Inadual‐controllerStorageCenter,theETH1portsofthecontrollersmustbedirectly
connectedtoeachother.
1 ConnecttheETH1(port1)ononecontrollertothesameportonthesecondcontroller.
UseaCat6cableforthisconnection.
Figure 53. Ethernet IPC Connection
2 Labelbothendsofthe
EthernetIPCcable.
a Locate theIPClabelsthatshippedwiththecontroller(s).
Figure 54. IPC Cable Label
b Neartheconnector,alignthelabelperpendiculartothecableandaffixitstarting
withthetopedgeofthelabel.
Note: S torageCentercurrentlyrunsthe10Gbportsat1Gbspeed.UseaCat.6
cabletoensurethatahardwarechangeisunnecessarywhen10Gbratesare
implemented.
3120
IPC MGMT
3120
IPC MGMT